James Kelly Catalogs on NNP
James Kelly of Dayton, OH was a prominent dealer in the mid-20th century, with 56 auction sales to his credit. Newman Portal has scanned all but two (6/1/953 and 4/29/1955), there are posted here.
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Independence Hall Collection
Coins, tokens, and medals from the Independence Hall collection are posted here. This collection was formed in the early 20th century by Frank H. Stewart, who owned the first U.S. Mint property and became interested in its history. Stewart christened it the "Old Mint Collection" and donated it to...
Read more...Coin Holder Mania
Two publications have been launched in recent years dedicated to coin holders. David Lange's Coin Board News studies vintage coin boards (the most ubiquitous being the blue Whitman folders of the 1960s era) while the Sample Slab Update Newsletter, by David Schwager, examines variants of the plast...
Read more...The Musical Sofa
Official Misconduct of Franklin Peale, just uploaded to NNP at https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/book/536010, details charges leveled against the 19th century Chief Coiner of the Mint. Peale was in particular accused of using Mint workmen to equip a trumpet mechanism with a sofa, "designed to terrify...
Read more...1792 Patterns
Check out the Alan V. Weinberg collection of U.S. patterns from 1792, the inaugural year of the U.S. Mint, at https://nnp.wustl.edu/Library/ImageCollection/510306.
Read more...What Are You Searching For?
A user recently searched for "British Numismatic Journal," which prompted us to see if this material was in the public domain. The British Numismatic Society has indeed opened the content for the period 1903-2013. We we will shortly install this on NNP, where it will be searchable in our ever-gro...
Read more...Underneath the E-Sylum Hood
The E-Sylum is a weekly e-publication covering general numismatics with an emphasis on American numismatics, books, and scholarly publications (subscribe at https://lists.capalon.com/lists/listinfo/esylum). The Newman Portal incorporates most of the E-Sylum content from 1998, and we are developin...
Read more...New Front Page!
Our front page now features a rotating image gallery - click any image for more info on that object.
Read more...Charlotte Mint Working Volume from Newman Collection Digitized
A unique document originating from the early days of the Charlotte Mint has been added to the Newman Portal. Covering 1838-1841, this volume consists of published material governing Mint operation (especially congressional reports), in addition to numerous notes and annotations likely made by the...
Read more...Financial History
Our run of Financial History, published by the American Museum of Finance (MoAF), continues to build out, with the final batch of copies coming over today from MoAF for scanning at the American Numismatic Society. The Museum of American Finance is located at 48 Wall Street, in New York City (http...
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